More than 130 students, faculty, staff and members of the community gathered amid the paintings of Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s
Sandy Bell Gallery for a discussion with a more political charge.
T h e t a l k , l e d b y O U President David Boren and guests Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson,
prefaced a more formal dinner for the president and guests Monday. The discussion centered around the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, the tax reform plan that both Simpson and Bowles authored.
Despite the serious topic, the informal discussion
i n c l u d e d j o k e s a n d anecdotes.
“We are here to talk about Simpson-Bowles, or Bowles-Simpson as some people call it,” Bowles said. “We have a tendency to call things by their initials in Washington, so we went the other way.”
Bowles said the reason he got behind trying to prevent
what he called the most predictable and preventable economic event was not f o r h i s g r a n d c h i l d r e n , or children, but for “us,” referring to the present generation.
“We can’t grow our way out,” Bowles said. “We can’t tax our way out. We can’t cut our way out.”
Bowles said the federal g o v e r n m e n t s c u r r e n t fiscal responsibility is on a dangerous road.
“The fiscal path we are o n i s n o t s u s t a i n a b l e,” Bowles said. “Last year, all tax revenue was used on mandatory spending and principal interest.”
CHASE COOKassistant Campus Editor
A visitation service for prominent ou professor J. Rufus Fears will take place 6 to 8 p.m. thursday at Havenbrook Funeral Home in norman.
the visitation service will be open to everyone, according to Havenbrook Funeral Home. the funeral home is located at 3401 Havenbrook st. cards, and fl owers can be sent to the family through the funeral home’s website.
ou’s public Affairs offi ce announced sunday that Fears died saturday night. the cause of his death wasn’t given.
upon hearing of his death, students and faculty took to twitter and Facebook to mourn the professor, whom some called a “great storyteller.”
Federal funding cuts to the OU Housing and Food work-study program have left some students concerned about the benefit of participating in the program.
Housing and Food Services has made cuts to the 2012-2013 Room and Board Work Program’s hours, pay and meal plan despite an increase in the cost of housing on campus. Work-study receives f e d e r a l f u n d i n g , a n d t h a t
funding was cut from $1 million to $650,000, Housing and Food Services Director Dave Annis said.
Annis said the staff was not given a reason for the cuts.
The student work requirements from 2011 to 2012 included a
mandatory 18 hours a week, 10 special event catering hours a semester and four orientation hours a year and are paid $12 an hour normally and an $8 an hour overtime pay to cover the approximately $3,000 a semester room and board costs, according to a work-study hand out.
H o w e v e r, t h e 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 program requires students to work 16 hours a week, participate in 10 special event catering hours a semester and four hours of orientation a year and pays only $9.45 an hour to cover the $3044 cost of room and board, according to the handout. Instead of the full meal plan included in their room
and board costs, students are given $750 worth of meal points and no meals on the premise that they will be able to eat a free meal at work, Annis said.
Tierra Jones, Room and Board work veteran and international business sophomore, said the changes in the meal plan are neg-atively impacting students.
“The 750 points is calculated to six meal points a day. No one can eat on that, not to mention eat healthily,” Jones said.
The changes in the plan have forced some students to purchase a traditional meal plan, leaving
ARIANNA PICKARD Campus Reporter
An OU professor published the results of one of the largest community-based studies of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the country last month to provide better insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.
T h e e i g h t- y e a r s t u d y screened more than 10,000
children aged 5 to 13 in two diverse communities in Oklahoma and South Ca ro l i na, s a i d T h e re s a Green, media specialist for University Hospitals Authority & Trust at the OU Health Sciences Center.
The team found that more than 10 percent of children in Oklahoma have the disorder, Green said in an email.
The study also showed that some children who meet diagnosis criteria are not receiving treatment for the disorder, according to a press release. The team also
found that more than half of the children being medically treated do not fit the case definition of the disorder.
ADHD is a neurobehavioral d i s o r d e r s h o w n b y inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, said Mark Wolraich, director of the OU child study center and lead author of this study.
Me dicat ions, such as Ritalin and Adderall, and behavioral therapy through parent training commonly are used to treat children
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Sooner football team ramping up for rivalry gameSports: ou held its weekly press conference monday, this week we learned about how they feel about the Red River Rivalry in dallas. (Page 6)
Remembering a professor’s impact on studentsOpinion: A student remembers professor J. Rufus Fears and the legacy of lessons he left behind — in history and in life. (Page 3)
WORK-STUDY
Housing and Food services cuts pay to allow for more jobs
Professor J. Rufus Fears died Saturday night
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Brooke Frantz, biology junior, slides a hamburger onto the pickup counter at Oliver’s at Cate Center on Friday. Frantz was one of three work-study students working the lunch shift at the Cate Center restaurant, and said she has participated in the program since her freshman year. OU Housing and Food Services made cuts to the 2012-2013 Room and Board Work Program’s hours, pay and meal plans because of cuts to federal funding. Federal funding dropped to $650,000 from $1 million, Housing and Food Services Director Dave annis said.
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“The 750 points is calculated to six meal points a day. No one
can eat on that, not to mention eat healthily.”
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Former OU law students to be inducted
Five ou college of Law alumni will be honored and inducted into the college’s hall of fame for demon-strating leadership and service in their careers.
the lawyers will be honored at the order of the owl hall of fame’s second-annual dinner at 6:30 p.m. on nov. 1 in oklahoma memorial union’s molly shi Boren Ballroom, said evelyn Holzer, director of public affairs for ou college of Law.
the inductees were
chosen by a committee from the ou college of Law Board of Visitors, the college’s dis-tinguished alumni advisory board, said Joe Harroz, dean of the ou college of Law.
this year, the inductees are thomas Brett, James comfort, William comfort Jr., J. Hugh Roff Jr. and Alma Bell Wilson.
“With so many accom-plished alumni, the selection process is both enjoyable and very diffi cult,” Harroz said. “We are so pleased with this year’s recipients, and we look forward to hon-oring them.”
them to fend for themselves when paying the difference, Jones said.
“I, myself, changed my plan to 10 meals,” Jones said. “It sucks that I am now penalized for doing so [because] Room and Board doesn’t cover my meal plan anymore. I feel that since our hours and pay have been cut, there is no way Room and Board can even cover my dorm cost. It’s impossible. The program has lost its benefits drastically.”
The Ro om and B oard Work Program began in 1997 to make education more easi ly attainable, Annis said. Preference for this work program is given to students who qualify for Federal Work-Study, which is a federal program that helps students work to pay for school, according to the work-study website.
“It has become virtually impossible to work your way through college,” Annis said. “ The idea b ehind the program is to make universities accessible for those who can afford it.”
The decision to cut meals or students was not an easy one, Annis said.
“It’s not an option, because we have plenty of need,” Annis said. “We would have to cut back from 150 student workers to 80, but we had 80 returning students.”
Annis said this option was intended to ensure that no one lost out.
“If we kept everything the same, then we could only take 80 students [into the program],” he said. “You get a free meal when you work, and most students work four, five or six shifts to get their hours. You essentially get five free meals [a week] and pay $750 for points [per semester].”
Annis said this is a big change for upperclassmen who may be used to the old program.
“I fully understand that upperclassman may be upset, but we could keep them on the program this way,” Annis said. “This is most fair to students already on the program, and we can add more.”
Elijah Mills, a broadcast and electronic media junior a n d v e t e ra n Ro o m a n d Board work student, said he also resents the changes to the program.
“It kind of sucks because they cut our pay and hours b e c a u s e t h e y r e d u c e d our meal plan,” Mills said. “Basically, they were saying we didn’t need to be paid as much because we didn’t have as high of a meal plan. They also went up on our rent.”
D e s p i t e s t u d e n t complaints, Annis said he has not yet had anyone express their concerns to him.
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Free Rice Krispie Treats will be given out by union programming Board from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in oklahoma memorial union’s food court.
An opera preview will be held from noon to 12:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. museum of Art’s sandy Bell Gallery.
Mid Day Music, sponsored by union programming Board, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in oklahoma memorial union’s food court. dillon Gourd will play the piano.
A discussion about the art gallery “the James t. Bialac native American Art collection: selected Works” will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. museum of Art’s nancy Johnston Records Gallery.
Reference assistance, provided by ou Libraries, will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. in Adams Hall, Room 110.
A Student Success Series seminar about time management will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in Lissa and cy Wagner Hall, Room 245.
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Work-study student Daisy Saldivar, dental hygiene sophomore, scoops french fries into a basket while working a shift Friday.
CamPUS: Students are displeased with changesContinued from page 1
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“No one’s come to talk to me about it,” Annis said. “A few have dropped the program, which is normal as things settle.”
Annis said after the drastic changes this year, there are no plans in the near future for more changes.
“[We don’t anticipate more changes] at this point,”
he said. “We hope financial aid can help us get more aid, but we can go two to three years without substantial change and more cuts on work study.”
That left all other forms of spending — like the wars, homeland secur ity and infrastructure — to be paid for with borrowed money, with more than half of that b o r row e d f ro m f o re ig n interests. Bowles said the top five factors for the deficit and growing debt are health care, defense spending, an inefficient and ineffective tax code, social security’s solvency and interest on the debt.
Simpson also highlighted the Social Security system.
He said while the American A s s o c i a t i o n o f R e t i re d Persons recommends doing nothing to Social Security, failing to do so would ruin the program by 2031.
Their plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over 10
years as a percent of gross domestic product Bowles said. The two were part of a committee that released a 64-page report entitled “The Moment of Truth” that breaks down the plan in plain English, he said.
Student reactions to the talk were mostly positive.
“This was entertaining,” University College freshman Reagan McCary said. “I’m happy to have events like this, to have renow ned people in politics here. It makes me proud to go to this school.”
U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e freshman Kunal Naik said the
talk was very informative.“This is a great way to
inform people who wanted to be informed,” Naik said. “It certainly draws attention to a subject not covered in the media greatly, especially in student media.”
FiSCal: Plan could cut deficit by $4 trillionContinued from page 1
aDHD: Later issues credit to improper treatmentContinued from page 1
with ADHD, Wolraich said in an email. Children with the disorder who don’t receive adequate treatment have a much higher risk of academic failure, trouble with legal authorities and motor vehicle violations and accidents.
Green said there is hope that the results will point
to better diagnosis and treatment for children with ADHD.
The results of the study can b e found onl ine in the Journal of Attention Disorders.
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Our View: When it comes to health care, it’s clear which candidate has the most to offer students.
Editor’s Note: This week’s election editorial was moved to today because of Wednesday’s OU-Texas content.
When President Barack Obama campaigned in 2008, one of his biggest issues was health-care reform. After a difficult battle with Congress and significant compromises, Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010.
Republican candidate Mitt Romney has said he would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act during his first days in office.
Barack Obama:Students benefit greatly from the reforms in the
health-care law and will benefit even more as future aspects of the law come into effect (assuming, of course, Obama is re-elected in November).
Already in effect:• The Food and Drug Administration can approve
more generic drugs, which will reduce the price of your prescriptions by increasing competition. (Title VII, starting on page 747)
• Insurance companies cannot choose not to cover you based on disability or past experiences with domestic abuse, which was once common practice. (Page 47, sec. 2705)
• Insurance companies no longer can cap the coverage you can use during a year or during your lifetime. (Page 14, sec. 2711)
• You can stay on your parents’ insurance until the age of 26, giving you more time to find a stable job in the struggling economy. (Page 15, sec. 2714)
• Your children no longer can be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition, barring them from coverage for their adult lives. (Page 45, sec. 2704 and Page 57, sec. 1255)
• You no longer can be dropped from your coverage once you became sick through convenient loopholes. (Page 14, sec. 2712)
• If your claim is denied, your insurance company must now have an appeals process in place to give you some recourse other than a lawsuit. (Page 23, sec. 2719)
• If you sign up for a new insurance plan, your provider must cover your preventative care without a co-pay. Preventative care refers to cancer screenings, mammograms, colonoscopies, birth control and other tests and treatments designed to find illness early or prevent it altogether. (Page 33, sec. 2713)
Goes into effect Jan. 1, 2013:• The top 5 percent of earners — those earning
more than $200,000 a year — will see a less than
1 percent increase in their taxes to help fund the measures. (Page 818, sec. 9015)
Goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014:• You cannot be denied coverage because of a
“pre-existing condition.” You also cannot be charged higher premiums or co-pays on the basis of health or gender. Everyone pays the same amount for the same services. (Page 45, sec. 2704, Page 46, sec. 2701, and Page 57, sec. 1255)
• If you can afford health insurance, you must purchase it, or you will face a tax penalty. This individual mandate is a trade off to balance out the increased cost to insurance companies. With this mandate, individuals cannot simply wait until they fall ill to purchase insurance, avoiding paying into the system until the last minute. (Page 145, sec. 5000A)
• If your income is 133 percent of the poverty line or less — $30,657 in 2012 — you now will be able to benefit from Medicaid. (Page 179, sec. 2001)
• Your insurance provider cannot charge you an exorbitant annual deductible. (Page 62, sec. 1302)
• You and other taxpayers no longer will be footing the bill for special health insurance for Congress members and congressional staff. They will have access to the same plans other Americans do. (Page 81, sec. 1312)
Goes into effect in 2018:• Your insurance plan, new or pre-
existing, must cover your preventative care without a co-pay or other extra charge. (Page 98, sec. 1332)
Mitt Romney:As for Romney’s positive plans for health-care
reform, the candidate has changed his position many times, so we’ll just give you an overview.
Pre-existing conditions and children:On Sept. 9, Romney told NBC he planned to retain
two popular features of Obama’s health-care law: protection against discrimination on the basis of pre-existing conditions and young people’s ability to stay on their parents’ plans until the age of 26.
Hours later, the Romney campaign quietly reversed those positions. A Romney aide told a conservative blog that the candidate believed “in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what
there is demand for. He was not proposing a federal mandate to require insurance plans to offer those particular features.”
Though a spokesperson later clarified that Romney “will ensure that discrimination against individuals with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage is prohibited,” this notably does not protect individuals who are not currently covered.
In fact, in a June speech in Florida, Romney specified that his plan would only protect those who have been “continuously insured,” who are already protected in the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Individual mandate:While running for president in 2008, Romney
campaigned on the individual mandate, calling it the “Republican free market solution to the Democrats free-rider problem in the health care system.”
He popularized this feature of his Massachusetts health-care reform as a solution to the problem of uninsured Americans seeking treatment at hospitals using government funds — a problem costing the government almost $35 billion a year, according to a 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation report.
He originally held up the individual mandate in the Massachusetts plan as a conservative alternative to the Democrat’s government insurance option. When this so-called “public option” later was removed from the Affordable Care Act, the individual mandate was added.
But during this summer’s lead up to the Supreme Court decision about the individual mandate, Romney called the mandate unconstitutional and said he hoped the court would strike it down. His 2012 campaign has focused on decrying the individual mandate as a big government intrusion in private citizens’ decisions.
Given this difficulty in pinning down Romney’s views, perhaps it’s best to rely on the plans on his campaign website:
• “Limit federal standards and requirements on both private insurance and Medicaid coverage.”
• “Empower individuals and small businesses to form purchasing pools.”
• “End tax discrimination against the individual purchase of insurance.”
• “Allow consumers to purchase insurance across state lines.”
These plans may benefit citizens by increasing their freedom to choose, but without the protections in “Obamacare,” Romney’s plan would leave millions of Americans in the same position they were before reform — uninsured and in danger.
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I think I can speak as well as any student about Professor J. Rufus Fears. I spent five semesters with him, taking Freedom in Rome, Freedom in Greece, Letters Capstone, Honors Reading and Honors Research.
Dr. Fears was my teacher, my mentor and my hero.The first time I heard Dr. Fears give a lecture, I was
about 12-years-old. One day during homeschooling, we watched Dr. Fears’ “Freedom in Rome” DVD series.
We were instantly captivated — and wildly entertained — by this brilliant teacher and storyteller. We proceeded to watch all of Dr. Fears’ lecture series.
About six years later, I was deciding on what college to attend. Dr. Fears was one of the main reasons I wanted to come to OU. In early 2009, I visited OU and sat in on Dr. Fears’ letters Capstone.
When I met him afterwards, I was meeting a celebrity. I couldn’t wait to enroll in one of his classes.
I came into OU with lots of credit hours, so I was able to take Freedom in Rome in the spring of my freshman year.
I learned to position myself in the aisle seats so I could roleplay with Dr. Fears (“Do you want to kill Romans, Hannibal?”) and participate in the battles by being stabbed with his staff.
I loved how he used to start his classes by asking, “What day is it today?”
If we responded with the real date, he would correct us: “No, it is March 15, in the year 44 B.C.”
Or, if some learned student provided the historical date, Dr. Fears would respond, “No, it is February 9th, and you have a test next Tuesday.”
When Freedom in Rome ended, I led a standing ovation for Dr. Fears.
My friends and I often share Dr. Fears-isms: quoting the definitions of strategy, tactics, logistics and battlefield command — or mimicking his ferocious war-cries.
In my time with Dr. Fears, I fought in the Battle of Marathon. I was wary of the Ides of March. I remembered the Alamo. I saw Great Britain in its finest hour.
In personal times of spiritual and philosophical crisis, Dr. Fears’ teaching reminded me that I believe in right and wrong.
Dr. Fears was very guarded about his personal beliefs. He didn’t just tell you
about the truth. He wanted to prepare you for a lifetime of seeking the truth.
Dr. Fears, you taught us the values we need to live as free citizens in a democracy.
You taught us about justice, courage, wisdom and moderation.
You taught us to be proud of our country, and you
taught us to cherish this beautiful university.Dr. Fears, I wanted to visit you in Sun City, Arizona,
and tell you that I lived a life worthy of the lessons you taught me.
The last day we spoke, I told you I would remember these life lessons and pass them on to my children. I told you that you would always be remembered.
You are remembered, Dr. Fears.
Steven Thorn, professional writing senior
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
Revive an old relationship with someone whom you’re likely to run into again in the year ahead. This person always had what you lacked, and vice versa. You both are likely to do wonders for each other.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you believe your schemes aren’t working out as well as they should, it might be best to revise your plan of action in favor of something else that you know will work.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Do a little extra probing, if that’s what you believe it takes, to fi gure out a solution to a problem. You’ll be glad that you kept at this particular dilemma.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be extremely careful that you do not prematurely rush to judgment, especially if you have to make a critical decision. Weigh and balance every facet of the situation.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- It’s one of those days when it might be wiser to listen to your sentiments rather than your logic when dealing with some co-workers. Your heart could be smarter than your brain.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Sometimes when we try too hard not to make a mistake, it causes us to make foolish errors. Thus, the smart thing to do is to relax and just do the best that you can.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It is likely to take solid commitment on your part in order to effectively
complete something. If you allow outside factors to steer you off course, you’ll accomplish nothing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Think for yourself, and don’t be afraid to let others know you’ll be doing just that. If you don’t, you could get caught up in supporting a situation that you fi nd distasteful.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There are a lot of things you can do yourself instead of paying someone else to do them. However, know your limitations and don’t attempt the impossible.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t make winning unduly important when engaged in competitive activities with friends. The focus should be on fun at all times.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Instead of moaning and groaning about a bad hand that you believe has been dealt you, take your mind off yourself and try doing something purely for enjoyment’s sake.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t confuse self-doubt with shrewd analysis. The latter is letting a constructive mind do the thinking, while the former invites failure.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your rewards are likely to be proportionate to what you achieve, unless you fail to get off the ground by listening to a negative associate who discourages you from the start.
HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Copyright 2012, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
ACROSS 1 Punch tools 5 Automobile-
eschewing sect
10 Cause for a child’s punishment, perhaps
14 Property encum-brance
15 Often-num-bered print
16 Clarinet cousin
17 On the Baltic, say
18 Dole out 19 Dryer fluff 20 What kitty
makes on January 1st?
23 Japanese industrial center
24 Palindromic king
25 Likable prez?
28 Epitome of messiness
29 The others 33 Cum-
merbund accompanier
35 Oft-able one 37 Faith of
country music
38 Yankee closer Mariano Rivera in non-save games?
43 Good opponent?
44 Bank employee
45 Small prayer?
48 Fat, as a chance
49 Sphere in a scepter
52 Like over-used jokes
53 Stretch the truth or stretch out
55 More colorless
57 Longest reptile in the longest river?
62 Emulated Simon?
64 Fielder’s aid 65 Iris’s location 66 Competent 67 Gave relief to 68 Chain piece 69 Splashy
party 70 Cubic
firewood measure
71 Makes laceDOWN 1 Los ___,
New Mexico 2 Least foolish 3 Elbowroom 4 Hunted
Carroll critter 5 “Bummer!” 6 “Venus
de ___” 7 “___ turn
up” 8 Attempt to
be heard 9 Spa soaker 10 Dixieland
jazz feature 11 From the
beginning 12 George W.,
to George H.W.
13 Put hair in rollers
21 Put down the hatch
22 O.J. trial judge
26 Potter’s furnace
27 Wet zappers 30 ___ it good
(is well-off) 31 Throw out 32 Chess
defeats 34 Blender
sound 35 Mississippi
mud 36 Without
value 38 Office
transmittal 39 Not quite a
circle 40 Clean
energy source
41 Lord of the
ring, once 42 Metronome
measure 46 Bad way
to be prepared?
47 Military blockades
49 John’s “Grease” co-star
50 Yield 51 Pool
openings 54 Splash and
dash 56 Grown up 58 Big or bright
thing 59 Romantic
bloom 60 Like failed
relationships 61 Give up, as
rights 62 Succumb to
gravity 63 Attys.’
group
Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy E. Parker October 9, 2012
Bo b D y l a n a n d W i l l i a m Shakespeare are
similar artists. T h e y hav e a f f e c t e d
society with their original prose. They are difficult to understand sometimes. And, they have one great work believed to be their last: “The Tempest.”
Frankly, I’m not a die-h a rd D y l a n f a n , a b l e to re c ount the whe re and when for most of h i s m u s i c . B u t , w i t h “Tempest,” I don’t think Dylan is asking for me to be. This doesn’t mean Dylan hasn’t empowered decades of youth or that past albums are anything less than legendary. It just means you can take “Tempest” as yet another solid installment of the folk genre 71-year-old
Dylan created 50 years ago.Standout tracks f rom
“ Te m p e s t ” i n c l u d e t h e nearly 14-minute album tit le tune, “ Tempest,” a
c l o s i ng t r i bu t e t o Jo h n Lennon, “Roll On John,” and an uncharacteristically upbeat opener, “Duquesne Whistle.”
Imagine walking down t h e S o u t h O v a l a f t e r knowing you just killed an exam or just missed being killed in the bike lane, and “Duquesne Whistle” should start playing accordingly.
Rather than crane your neck from the balcony to hear sweet and sorrowful Shakespearean sonnets, just listen to Dylan’s 35th studio album, “Tempest,” from the porch swing of his storytelling prowess, and it will be nothing short of poetry.
Molly Evans is a journalism sophomore.
Carmen Forman, life & arts editorWestlee Parsons, assistant editor
For the first time, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has opened its voting to fans who want to help choose the next five artists to receive the legendary musical honor.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in 1995 in Cleveland, the location of which also was chosen by a public poll in USA Today magazine.
The Hall of Fame became a place to preserve those who have influenced the world, according to its website.
Each year, there are multiple musicians and groups inducted into the Hall of Fame in different categories, according to the website. Last year, the Beastie Boys, Guns N’ Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted along with Freddie King (early influence), Tom Dowd (sideman), as well as other musicians.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has opened ballots to fans to help pick the
five bands that are going to be the 2013 inductees, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website.
F a n s ’ v o t e s a r e going to be put together with the official ballots i n o rd e r t o e l e c t t h e inductees. Therefore, the process is not solely fan-based.
The nominees range from original female groups like The Marvelettes to N.W.A, w h o ma d e t h e p h ra s e “Fuck the police” famous, to the beloved prod-rock band Rush. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Donna Summer also appear in the list.
This new voting process is simple. The website has a link on its home page that takes you to the polls. You can check up to five groups or artists and then click ‘vote.’
After processing your votes, the website takes you to a page that shows how the voting is going. According to the website, the top five as of Monday are Rush in first place, Deep Purple, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Albert King.
It is the time of year for voting, and this poll is far less intense than other elections, except for those hardcore Rush fans who feel the group should have been inducted five albums ago.
This opportunity for the public to be involved in who becomes legendary, not just on the charts but at the museum, might not come around next year.
Biochemistry senior John Prempeh leans next to high heels designed by Mesdames et Messieurs, a clothing line he helped create.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens voting to fans
Music
the paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
deep purple
heart
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Albert King
Kraftwerk
the Marvelettes
the Meters
randy Newman
N.W.A
procol harum
public enemy
rush
donna Summers
AT A GLANCE Nominees
arianna PickardCampus Reporter
Two OU students have started a clothing line with African influences they hope to spread worldwide.
O U s e n i o r s Kw a b e n a Atakora-Owusu and John Prempeh started designing clothing two years ago while they were at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The students transferred to OU during their junior year.
At a k o ra - O w u s u , w h o a l s o g o e s b y Kw a b e n a “Atello” Owusu, is studying environmental engineering. P r e m p e h i s s t u d y i n g biochemistry and hopes to go to medical school after he graduates.
Their clothing line, called Mesdames et Messieurs, at first consisted mostly of T-shirts, jean jackets and baseball hats, Prempeh said.
“ W e w a n t e d t o d o something different, so we branched out and started making blazers, women’s shoes and jewelry,” Prempeh said as he tugged on the collar of the black blazer he was wearing.
Atakora-Owusu said the style of clothing they design is culturally diverse.
“What we do is we throw in every culture, you know, available, and we make it pop,” Atakora-Owusu said. “So, I’d say we’re the most innovative and most diverse
Music Tuesday‘Ascension’ exceeds expectations
The new Coheed and Cambria album, “The
Afterman: Ascension,” is out today from Hundred Handed/Everything Evil Records. “Ascension” continues the band’s trend toward epic science fiction-driven concept albums, which began with its third album “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness.”
Between the piano introduction of the first track, “The Hollow,” to the closing progressive beats of “Subtraction,” the listener is taken on a journey through Coheed and Cambria’s unique brand of space rock opera.
The sound of “Ascension” is similar to that of most recent Coheed and Cambria albums: Progressive rock riveted with solid heavy metal
guitar riffs and unusual time signatures. Lead singer-songwriter Claudio Sanchez also makes room for his trademark esoteric science fiction lyrics, all
AT A GLANCE‘The Afterman: Ascension’
Artist: Coheed and Cambria
Released: today
Top tracks: • The Afterman • Key Entity Extraction II: holly Wood the Cracked
of which correspond to his epic serial graphic novel, “The Amory Wars.”
“Ascension” also encompasses other wide-ranging subgenres such as pop-punk, post hardcore and emo. The resulting music sounds as if Led Zeppelin crossed with Rush and was bled through Fall Out Boy. But rather than sounding stitched together, “The Afterman: Ascension” further demonstrates the completely idiosyncratic style that Coheed and Cambria has refined over the years.
Tony Beaulieu is a film and media studies junior.
5 bands for 2013 will be chosen based on fan votes and official ballots
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Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’ album announces his final farewell
AT A GLANCE‘Tempest’
Artist: Bob dylan
Released: Sept. 7 on itunes
Top tracks: • Tempest • Roll On John
brand you can find.”W hile the c lothing i s
fashion-forward, it is not so fashion-forward that a regular person can’t wear it, Atakora-Owusu said.
“We’re not limited to a specific region,” Atakora-O w u s u s a i d . “A n y b o d y anywhere can wear what we design, and it doesn’t matter what color, race or age you are.”
The designers use cloth from Africa on the soles of the women’s high-heeled footwear.
“We decided to put the African cloth on the soles to represent a woman who really knows where she comes from,” Prempeh said.
Prempeh and Atakora-Owusu grew up in Ghana, West Africa, but have been in and out of the U.S. all of their lives. The two have been interested in fashion since they were young.
Prempeh was drawn to the variety and boldness of colors involved in fashion, he said.
Sooners prepping for oU-texasTobi NeidySports Reporter
1Senior quarterback Landry Jones earned back his good graces.
After losing another home game as the Sooners’ starting quarterback, Jones actually had to play a lot of defense during the bye weeks to fend off disappointed fans and answer questions about the ailing offense. But Jones responded with style as OU put up 41 points on the then-top defensive unit in the country. Although six points against Texas Tech came from senior safety Javon Harris’ pick-six, getting the win in Lubbock helped Jones get back on Sooner Nation’s good side — for the next five days at least.
“One week you’re the worst person in the world, and the next week everyone loves you,” Jones said.
2Coach Bob Stoops has no beef with Texas coach Mack Brown.
It’s officially rivalry week where social media comments lose all former etiquette and avid fans express
their distaste for the teams in Nor man and Austin. Even with all the hype that surrounds this storied rivalry, you won’t find any animosity between the two coaches that have to prepare their teams for the upcoming rumble at the Cotton Bowl year after year.
“I could care less about that,” Stoops said about the rivalry between him and Brown. “This is about the players and teams, not Mack and I.”
3 Players have too many stories to tell about OU-Texas week.
The Red River Rivalry series has some pretty unique stories to tell after 106 meetings between two of the top college football programs in the nation. The always-animated senior defensive end R.J. Washington spent 30 minutes talking to the media about the upcoming week in Dallas and took time to share some stories about past trips where
he saw fans get out of control. His favorite story came before Washington was a Sooner, but rather during his junior year in high school when he visited the game as a recruit.
“I saw a guy get punched in the face over a corn dog,” Washington said.
4 Stoops was not impressed with sportscaster Chris Spielman’s assessment of OU defense.
As one of the ABC crew members that worked the game Saturday in Lubbock, Spielman said he didn’t think there was much professional talent on this year’s Sooner defensive unit. Although Spielman, who played as a linebacker at Ohio State and spent 11 years in the NFL, did commend the Sooners for coming in and executing in all the right areas. When Stoops was asked about Spielman’s assessment, the coach didn’t hold back.
“What is Chris Spielman?” Stoops asked. “His opinion doesn’t matter to me and we’ll have guys in the NFL.”
5 There is still no update on suspended players, and Kasitati will get an MRI.
This is s tar t ing to become a reoccurring question, but with the Red River Rivalry game coming up, many thought Stoops would go ahead and lift some suspensions, most notably on senior defensive tackle Stacy McGee. Instead, Stoops went quickly through the questions, commenting that McGee and the rest of the suspended players would have to wait at least another week before joining the team on the field. Also, redshirt freshman offensive lineman Nila Kasitati will be getting an MRI to confirm an anterior cruciate ligament tear he sustained during the game against Texas Tech, which only means more thinning on the offensive line for the rest of the season.
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